Poor Side Chords
by John Gorka
Poor Side by John Gorka is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 4st fret. It uses the chords G, D, Am, Em and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
th Fret
Intro: G D Am D (2x)
G D Am D
Your dreams they have led to the poor side of town
G D Am D
Where you fight your way up to a hole in the ground
Em D C D
Your old friends don't pass, so you don't make a sound
Am C D
It saves you from saying, hello
Am C D
It saves you from saying, hello
G D Am D
You live the old saying that boys will be boys
G D Am D
But you aren't a boy, nor women your toys
Em D C D
Well then, don't bang your drum if you don't like the noise
Am C D
But you bang away and complain
Am C D
You bang away and complain
G D Am D
You've painted your shell, faked a smell like a rose
G D Am D
So they come within reach, but never too close
Em D C D
You are the one that nobody knows
Am C D
You let them think that they do
Am C D
Oh, you let them think that they do
G D Am D
That works for awhile, then they get their fill
G D Am D
Of the red-handed thief with his tongue in the till
Em D C D
Oh, you only love you and you always will
Am C D
The lines to the exits are long
Am C D
The lines to the exits are long
G D Am D
You found out too late that life is too short
G D Am D
Well, your ex-paramour hauled your ass into court
Em D C D
When you didn't pay for the child support
Am C D
And you always act like the man
Am C D
You always act like the man
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